Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmufrenzy’

ABSTRACT

A  chrysanthemum  plant named ‘Zanmufrenzy’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with purple ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flowering date September 3; blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat.

Cultivar denomination: ‘Zanmufrenzy’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofchrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum×morifoliumRamat., commercially known as a garden mum, and hereinafter referred toby the cultivar denomination ‘Zanmufrenzy’. ‘Zanmufrenzy’ is a productof a breeding and selection program for outdoor pot mums (garden mums)which had the objective of creating new cultivars with a double typeinflorescence, a natural season flowering date around September 3 (week36), blooming for a period of 5 weeks. ‘Zanmufrenzy’ is a seedlingresulting from a cross of the female parent id 24446 with the maleparent id 27629. Plants of the new cultivar ‘Zanmufrenzy’ differ fromplants of the female parent in the color of the ray-florets; theray-florets of the seedling are purple, while those of the female parentare red. Plants of the new cultivar ‘Zanmufrenzy’ differ from plants ofthe male parent in the following characteristics. (1) Color ray-florets.And (2) Inflorescence type. (1) The ray-florets of the seedling are lessintensively purple colored than those of the male parent. (2) Theinflorescence type of the seedling is double, while that of the maleparent is semi-double. The new and distinct cultivar was discovered andselected as a flowering plant by Wilhelmus Bernardus Blom on acultivated field in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands in 2008. The first actof asexual production of ‘Zanmufrenzy’ was accomplished when vegetativecuttings from the initial selection in 2008 were propagated further in acontrolled environment in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands. The new cultivarhas been found to retain its distinctive characteristics throughsuccessive propagations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention of a new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum isshown in the accompanying drawings (of about 15 weeks), the color beingas nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.

FIG. 1 shows a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

FIG. 2 shows the various stages of bloom of the new cultivar.

FIG. 3 shows the various stages of foliage of the new cultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The observations and measurements were gathered from plants grown outdoor in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands under natural day length andtemperature and planted in week 23 in 2012. The natural blooming date ofthis crop was September 3 (week 36) . The average height of the plantswas 35 cm. No growth retardants were used. No tests were done on diseaseor insect resistance or susceptibility. No tests were done on cold ordrought tolerance. This new variety produces medium sized blooms withpurple ray florets blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

From the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivarin comparison to ‘Zanmufrenzy’ is ‘Zanmuflamin’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No.20,589). When ‘Zanmuflamin’ and ‘Zanmufrenzy’ are being compared thefollowing differences are noticed: (1) Color ray-florets. And (2) Plantvigor. (1) The ray-florets of ‘Zanmufrenzy’ are more dark pink thanthose of ‘Zanmuflamin’. (2) The plants of ‘Zanmufrenzy’ are morevigorous than those of ‘Zanmuflamin’.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics thatdistinguish ‘Zanmufrenzy’ as a new and distinct variety.

The color designations are taken from the plant itself. Accordingly, anydiscrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted inthe photographs are due to photographic tolerances. The color chart usedin this description is: The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart,edition 2001.

TABLE 1 Botanical Description of Chrysanthemum ×morifolium Ramat.‘Zanmufrenzy’ Bud Size: Small; cross-section 8 mm, height 5 mm Shape:Round Texture: Pubescent Outside color: Greyed-green 191A PhyllariesNumber: 27, arranged in 3 rows Shape: Elliptic Apex: Acute Base:Truncate Margin: Entire Color: Upper side: Green N138B Lower side: Green141B Length and width: 7 mm; 2 mm Texture: Pubescent InflorescencesType: Double Height: 1.8 cm Diameter: 5.5 cm Peduncle length: 6-10 cmPeduncle color: Yellow-green 147C Peduncle diameter: 2 mm Peduncletexture: Pubescent Number per branch: Approx. 6 inflorescences Durationof flowering: 5 weeks Seeds: Produced in small quantities, ovate,Greyed- brown 199A, length 1.5 mm, diameter 0.5 mm Fragrance: Faintchrysanthemum odor Color inflorescences Center of inflorescence:Immature stage: Red-purple 59B; Mature stage: Red-purple 60B Color ofupper side of Red-purple 60C and Yellow 13C at base ray florets: Colorof lower side of Greyed-purple 185C and Yellow 13D at base ray florets:Tonality from distance: A garden mum with purple blooms Color of rayflorets after Greyed-purple 186B aging of the plant: Ray floretsTexture: Upper and under side smooth Number: 160-180 Shape: EllipticApex: Pointed Base: Attenuate Cross-section: Flat Longitudinal axis:Straight Length of corolla tube: 3 mm Ray floret margin: Entire Rayfloret length: 1.5-3 cm Ray floret width: 2-8 mm Ratio length/width:Medium Disc florets None Receptacle Color: Yellow-green 145D Shape:Domed raised Height: 4 mm Diameter: 3 mm Reproductive Organs Androecium:Absent Pollen: Absent Gynoecium: Present on ray florets Style color:Yellow-green 154C Style length: 3 mm Stigma color: Yellow 7A Stigmawidth: 1 mm Ovary: Enclosed in calyx Plant Form: Grown as a spray typepot mum, outdoor raised and mounded Growth habit: Spherical shape Growthrate: Medium to high Height: 35 cm Width: 45 cm Stem color: Greyed-brown199A Stem strength: Low Stem brittleness: Brittle Stem anthocyanin Notobserved coloration: Internode length: 1.5-2 cm Length of lateralbranch: From top to bottom 20 cm Lateral branch color: Green 137 CLateral branch, Brittle attachment: Lateral branch diameter: 2 mmBranching (average Prolific with 7-8 breaks after pinching number oflateral branches): Natural season blooming September 3 (week 36) date:Foliage Leaf color: Upper side: Green 137A; Lower side: Green 138A Colormidvein: Upper side: Yellow-green 147D; Lower side: Yellow-green 148DSize: Small; length 3-5.5 cm, width 1.5-3.5 cm Quantity (number per12-14 lateral branches): Shape: Elliptic Texture upper side: Sparselypubescent Texture under side: Pubescent Venation arrangement: PalmateShape of margin: Serrated Shape of base of sinus Rounded between laterallobes: Margin of sinus between Diverging lateral lobes: Shape of base:Truncate to attenuate Apex: Mucronulate Petiole length: 1-2.5 cm Petiolediameter: 1.5 mm Petiole color: Yellow-green 147D

TABLE 2 Differences with the comparison variety, when grown underidentical conditions ‘Zanmufrenzy’ ‘Zanmuflamin’ Color ray-floretsRed-purple 60C Red-purple 59D Plant height 35 cm 30 cm

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmufrenzy’as described and illustrated.